By Jim Kouri, Certified Protection Professional Dec 1, 2004 MichNews.com Ninety-five percent of US police commanders and sheriffs believe most criminals obtain their firearms from illegal sources, according to a survey released…
Is it really?
At first glance, this headline in the Dec. 3 Dayton Daily News, might give the appearance that the city has had some success with recent crime-fighting efforts: “Miami Valley one of the…
Kidnapped from a state-mandated victim zone
November 19, 2004 WCPO.com (9News Cincinnati) A Tri-state woman is safe after a harrowing ordeal that started at a Monroe truck stop and ended in Indiana. Police said the 22-year-old woman was…
STATE-OWNED VICTIM ZONE (again): Woman assaulted, robbed at rest stop
Deja vu. Last April, NewsNet5 reported a woman in her mid-20s was attacked in the bathroom at rest area off Interstate 77 in Summit County. In that report, which was also picked…
Ohio Funds Eddie Eagle GunSafe® Program in Schools for Second Year
Fairfax, VA—For the second year in a row, the Ohio legislature has appropriated funds so that schools can purchase the National Rifle Association’s Eddie Eagle GunSafe® Program materials to teach gun accident…
Defenseless shopper robbed, carjacked after leaving store at ”no-guns” Strip
The Canton Repository is reporting that a man was robbed at gunpoint and forced into his car Tuesday afternoon as he left a store at The Strip. Thanks to the lobbying efforts…
Ohio Gun Ban Lobby and The Agony of Defeat
When does a legislation creating vanity license plates for the ‘National Rifle Association Foundation’ in Ohio become a victory for gun ban extremists? When you’re gun ban lobbyist Toby Hoover, and when…
Third Attack On Ohio College Campus Raises Concern
The following story and commentary were submitted to www.ohioccw.org by a concerned reader: OXFORD, Ohio — A campus alert was issued Tuesday at Miami University after another student was assaulted, Cincinnati television…
Cinemark Theaters: What’s good for Texans not good for Ohioans
Following is an account of one grandfather’s efforts to protect his grandchildren while going to the movies: Subject: Visit to your theater today, 11/26/04 Author: “Mark” Date: 11/26/04 8:35 PM I took…
Letter to the Editor: Gun-permit decisions out of sheriff’s hands
November 29, 2004 Columbus Dispatch Franklin County Sheriff Jim Karnes told central Ohioans how he really feels about the new concealed-carry law passed in January. In the Nov. 18 Dispatch article “Conceal-carry…